The Blandford Rebuild - Home Stretch

Looks like we’re nearing the home stretch!

The last of the varnishing was completed this week, all told we landed up applying 5 coats of Woodoc 50 and the finished result looks great. The woodwork is shining like a new penny and the white floorboards contrast nicely with wooden crossbeams.

The last bit of work, which I completed last night, was to seal the joints with marine grade silicone. Besides obviously stopping any potential leaks, this also has the added benefit of smoothing out the edges where the white paint of the floorboards stop and the varnish of the woodwork begins.

Liberal amounts of sealant was used for the aft hatch which I’ve noted in my previous post had a slight leak.

So now that that’s done, time to flip the boat over and start on the hull.

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